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Old 06-10-2006, 03:40 PM
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Looking at a 94 DX AT with high miles for my step-brother. Doesn't want a MT. And it's cheaper to get a AT Civic around here.

What about a Civic D15B7 w/ AT...swapping to...Civic B18B1 w/ AT? Straight drop swap?
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pretty much. you need everything from the b18b1; rear bracket, motor mount, tranny mount, axles, half shaft, ecu and bigger radiator hoses from the integra.
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have fun wiring in the integra transmission computer!
you would do better chipping the stock civic computer for b18b1 fuel and timing maps so it can control teh tranny.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by v4lu3s &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">have fun wiring in the integra transmission computer!
you would do better chipping the stock civic computer for b18b1 fuel and timing maps so it can control teh tranny.</TD></TR></TABLE>

So it's not really a straight swap?

I've done an uncountable amount of MT swaps. Drop in the motor, plug everything in together, plug the ECU....go (in short).

I don't know crap about AT swaps. I've been temped to even swap my Accord AT with a H22/23 AT. Same situation?

I've never heard of the tranny taking extra wiring.

I'm probably not gonna know how either, since I've never heard of this. But I also don't know how to chip the ECU. This swap will be done in my own garage too save money, so the re-wiring sounds like the way it will go.

Any other info on the tranny wiring you can give me?
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I've done an automatic B18B swap into my sister's Del Sol before.

It involved making a custom passenger side mount, actually, and cutting away a bit around the transmission to get it to fit.

I'll post up pics tomorrow.

Save yourself time and headaches by purchasing the http://www.jkobd.com conversion harness. It's a comprehensive piece that tells you step-by-step how to wire in the TCM (transmission control module). Saved me tons of time.

EDIT: Someone mentioned reprogramming the Civic ECU to run the LS trans. Sorry, won't work. Just get the TCM from the Integra. Make life easy.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by D-Rob &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Save yourself time and headaches by purchasing the http://www.jkobd.com conversion harness. It's a comprehensive piece that tells you step-by-step how to wire in the TCM (transmission control module). Saved me tons of time.

EDIT: Someone mentioned reprogramming the Civic ECU to run the LS trans. Sorry, won't work. Just get the TCM from the Integra. Make life easy.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Thanks for the props man. Glad things worked out ok. As far as the original poster, the problem on the OBD1 d-series is that the tranny is controlled through the ecu but also cable linkages on your current setup. These linkages have a huge amount of control and if not transferred or already on the new d-series swap, it will not work.

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